RA Flashcards

1
Q

RF

A
Genetic
Gender
Horms
Smoking
Infec
Env
Winter
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2
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Px

A
Swell, red, warm, nodules, pain, stiff
Tendon rupt
Wl
Sweating
Dry eyes
Pulm fibrosis, pleural inv, brinchiolitis, CP
CP, pericardial inv, fibrosis, valve probs
Amyloidosis
Hepatomegaly
Dep
Skin ulcer
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3
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Ix

A

Bloods- ESR, CRP, FBC, LFT, uric acid, RF, anti CCP

XR- swell soft tiss, osteopenia, eros, loss jnt sp.

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4
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Mx

A
Exercise
Physio, OT
Analgesia
Hydrocortisone, prednisolone
DMARD- azathioprine, ciclosporin, hydrochloroquine, methotrexate. 
Infliximab, adalimumab
Arthroscopy, arthroplasty.
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